She had almost come to understand the pattern of this world. Yunxia possessed a single, continuous thread of civilization. For example, dynastic titles like those of the First Emperor of Qin and Emperor Wu of Han were known. However, most of the information about these emperors also involved many myths, rendering their documented existences as a mixture of history and legend, never fully concrete.
Popular culture was even more significantly absent. For instance, when Wen Jiang created the Lantern Demon, most people knew that lanterns existed in ancient times. But there were no records detailing any deeper cultural symbolism these lanterns held for the common people. This made it difficult for modern people to feel any real connection.
They even considered lanterns merely tools for illumination. While this was factually true, it was obvious that much of their profound cultural significance was missing.
